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Slammers Fall to Frontier 4-2 on Friday

August 1, 2014 - Frontier League (FL)
Joliet Slammers News Release


The Joliet Slammers-Presented by ATI Physical Therapy- lost a close one to the Frontier Greys on Friday at Silver Cross Field.

The Greys scored a run in the 3rd inning off new Joliet pitcher Ethan Carter. Chris Ellison made it 1-0 with an RBI single. Joe Rapp's home run in the 5th made it 2-0. Carter came to the Slammers from River City where he was given his release on July 29th. Before the game, Joliet also announced they had released outfielder Jose Garcia and pitcher Brett Zawacki. The Greys lead became 4-0 thanks to a 2-run homer from Steve Rogers later in the 5th inning.

The Slammers finally broke through against Frontier's Mark Belcastro in the bottom of the 5th when Adam Giacalone singled in a run to make it 4-1. Belcastro, from Downers Grove North H.S. and Benedictine U., allowed base runners in each of his 5 innings but continued to get out of trouble. Paul Mittura came on in relief in the 6th. Jordan Wellander came on for Joliet and pitched shutout two innings, striking out five of the six men he faced. Kevin McNorton allowed just a single with 3 strikeouts in his two innings of relief. The Slammers had their chances throughout the game but stranded 14 base runners on the night.

Before the bottom of the 8th inning, the Slammers gave away $5000 to a lucky fan as part of their Amazing August promotion. Each home game in August will see one fan go home with at least $250 dollars. The higher that night's attendance, the higher the payout. Friday's attendance was 4, 661 and the team bumped up the payout to the lucky winner to $5000.

The Slammers begin a three-game series vs. Schaumburg with Saturday's 6:05pm start. It will be NASCAR night with postgame music in the Beer Garden from the Fender Benders. Sunday's Family Day at 1:05pm is where kids 12-and-under eat free and can run the bases after the game as well as get autographs from the players. The home stand concludes with a Military Monday at 7:05pm where past and present Military members get in for free. Slammers action this summer is broadcast live on 1340 WJOL and wjol.com. The audio/video feed of home games this season can be seen for free at independentprofessionalbaseball.com.

The Joliet Slammers presented by ATI Physical Therapy play at Silver Cross Field in downtown Joliet, Illinois, and are members of the professional, independent Frontier League. The Frontier League is a 14-team league entering its 22nd season of play in 2014. Full, partial, and group tickets are available by calling the Slammers office at (815) 722-BATS or by visiting www.jolietslammers.com.

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